Yulia Lipnitskaya The Russian figure skater has retired at age 19 following a battle with anorexia. Lipnitskaya won gold in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi when she was 15, becoming the youngest Olympic skating champion since 1936. However, she missed the medals in the individual competition, where she had been considered a potential champion. Lipnitskaya bounced back with silver at the world championships in April 2014, which was her last major event. Lipnitskaya’s mother, Daniela, said her daughter had undergone three months of treatment for anorexia.

San Francisco-based VerticleResponse, a self-service marketing solutions provider for small businesses, won gold in two categories at the International Stevie Awards. VerticleResponse was nominatedfor 14 awards and won a gold, silver, or bronze in all 14 categories. In addition to the two golds, the company was awarded four silvers and eight bronze awards.

‘Silver and Black,’ With Spider-Man Femme Fatales Black Cat and Silver Sable, Gets Release DateSony’s “Silver and Black,” which features the Black Cat and Silver Sable, two of Spider-Man’s most prominent female sparring partners, has been given a release date of Feb. 8, 2019.Prince-Bythewood recently directed the pilot for Marvel’s upcoming series “Cloak & Dagger” on Freeform.“Silver and Black” will follow Sony’s “Venom,” which has cast Tom Hardyin the lead role.Neither will be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is spearheaded by Marvel Entertainment and Disney.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Even with her fifth gold medal Saturday at the world swimming championships, Budapest will be remembered as a bit of a disappointment by Katie Ledecky, the star of the 2016 Summer Games. Gunning for six golds, the Stanford student had to settle for silver in the 200-meter freestyle earlier in the week and didn’t come close to breaking any of her personal bests. Still, Ledecky cruised to victory in the 800 free to close out her week. She won in 8 minutes, 12.68 seconds, which was nearly eight seconds off her world record at Rio de Janeiro. “I’ve never walked away from a season completely satisfied, even last year,” Ledecky said.